Find co-founders with complementary experience.
Describe the technical or business partner you need. Get professionals whose experience fills the gaps in yours.
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You posted on Y Combinator's co-founder matching board. You went to three Startup Weekend events. You asked every founder friend for introductions. The people you met were either looking for an idea or looking for someone to do the work they did not want to do.
The best co-founders are almost never actively looking. They are senior engineers shipping features at a growth-stage company, wondering if they should start something. They are operators who just left a VP role and have six months of runway to figure out what is next. The matching platforms only surface people who have already decided to co-found, which selects for availability over capability. What you actually need is someone whose specific experience fills the gap in yours, whether or not they have updated their AngelList profile to say 'looking for co-founder.'
Describe the experience that would complement yours with real specificity. CloneICP finds 20-50 professionals whose career trajectories match, whether they are actively looking or not. The best founding conversations start with 'your background is exactly what this company needs' not 'are you interested in co-founding something.'
Find the co-founder who complements you, not the one who's available.
What You Get
What You'll Get
Every search returns clear output in under 60 seconds.
20-50 Potential Co-Founders
Professionals whose career paths and expertise complement what you bring to the table.
Match Scores
Each person ranked by how closely their background matches the complementary skills you described.
Why They Fit
See specific signals: technical depth, domain expertise, company stage experience, leadership trajectory.
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Download your shortlist. Research backgrounds before reaching out for introductory conversations.
How It Works
Describe Your Target
Tell us who you're looking for in plain language.
AI Finds Matches
We analyze signals and find matching professionals.
Export Results
Up to 50 matches, ready for your enrichment tool.
How This Is Different
You know the alternatives. Here's what changes.
- Co-founder matching platforms only include people actively looking
- Your personal network limits you to people you already know
- AngelList profiles show credentials but not complementary fit
- Accelerator networks only reach people in that specific ecosystem
- Describe the exact complementary skills and experience you need
- Discover potential co-founders who are not on matching platforms
- See why each person's background complements yours
- Expand your search beyond your existing network and ecosystem
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